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We Need Your Help!
Ever borrow a tool from your neighbor?
Ever wish they had a better selection?
Sustainable West Seattle has won a grant from the City of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods and has set up a tool lending library. You can find out more information or check out our inventory!
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By chas
Greetings, West Seattle CoolMoms!
CoolMoms have a fun, family-friendly meeting planned this month. They’re continuing their spring gardening theme.
Please bring your seeds, starts, and gardening tips and join West Seattle CoolMoms for a seed and start exchange!
Kids are welcome this month – CoolMom will have egg cartons and art supplies so the little ones can decorate their own compostable seed-start containers!
Details:
Wednesday, April 11
7:00 pm
C&P Coffee, California Ave. SW @ SW Findlay St.
It’s a family-friendly seed and start exchange! Bring your seeds, starts, and gardening tips to share! Kids can ..continue reading
By chas
Second Use Building Materials Free Workshop on Installing Doors
Installing doors can add character and of course function to any home, but installing them can be a tricky task. Pacific Iron’s Doorhouse will lead this free workshop, giving participants the tools, tips and resources needed to successfully install interior and exterior doors. Instruction will cover shopping for the right doors, installing a door into an existing jamb, and installing a pre-hung door. The workshop will go from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm on Sunday, May ..continue reading
By christina
Live music, food, neighbors and fun to encourage West Seattleites to Think Outside the Car.
West Seattle, WA When you put Earth Day together with a neighborhood matching grant, you get a whole lot of fun! On Saturday, April 28th from 10 am-2 pm, Westside Elementary School will be the center of the car-free universe in an event designed to get West Seattleites using their bike pedals instead of their gas pedals. The Cascade Bicycle Club will challenge kids to a bike rodeo in which children will get to show off their mad biking ..continue reading
By chas
 Seattle Parks and Recreation is pleased to announce the start of the 2012/2013 cycle of the Parks and Green Spaces Levy Opportunity Fund. Under the 2008 Levy, this fund allocates $15 million for community initiated park development or property acquisition projects. In the first round, $7 million was allocated; $8 million is available this cycle.
With guidance from the City Council, the Levy Oversight Committee – an advisory board comprised of appointed volunteers – developed ..continue reading
By chas
 Hey Grown Ups! Want to learn some bike repair, but don’t know your handlebars from your pedals? Interested in helping out DubSea Bikes or Bike Works as a volunteer mechanic, but concerned that your lack of mechanical experience holds you back? Just want some basic knowledge to keep yourself rolling on your own ride? Come join DubSea Bikes and Bike Works in the classroom for a great opportunity to learn and participate in the community starting ..continue reading
By chas
 The City of Seattle Office of Sustainability & Environment wants to partner with your community group or neighborhood-based organization to empower Seattleites to take action for the climate.
The City of Seattle knows that those of you who are committed to a cleaner, greener, healthier Seattle have great ideas and we want to help make them a reality. If you have an idea about how to inspire your community to take action for the climate, they want to work ..continue reading
By chas
 Need funds to support your neighborhood project?
Come to a Neighborhood Matching Fund workshop to learn about applying to the Large Projects Fund which provides matching awards of up to $100,000 to neighborhood groups for community-building projects. Attendance at one of the workshops is required in order to submit an application in July.
At the workshop attendees will get an overview of the Neighborhood Matching Fund, learn about the new Large Projects Fund application process and requirements, and hear from other city of Seattle departments and Seattle Public Schools.
Interested applicants can choose from one of the following workshops:
Central Area
- Thursday, April 19, 5:45 pm to 7:45 pm
- Douglass Truth Library, 2300 E Yesler Way (E Yesler @ 23 Ave., 2 blocks South of Garfield High School)
North Area
- Tuesday, April 24, 5:45 pm to 7:45 pm
- Greenwood Library, 8016 Greenwood Ave N (Greenwood Ave N @ N 81st St.)
South Area
- Saturday, April 28, 10:00 am to 12:00 noon
- Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, 4408 Delridge Way SW (across from Delridge Skate Park and Delridge Community Center, Delridge Way SW @ SW Genesee St.)
For information contact Mercedes Tenuta at 206-233-0093 or email mercedes.tenuta@seattle.gov.
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 Need funds to support your neighborhood project?
Come to a Neighborhood Matching Fund workshop to learn about applying to the Large Projects Fund which provides matching awards of up to $100,000 to neighborhood groups for community-building projects. Attendance at one of the workshops is required in order to submit an application in July.
At the workshop attendees will get an overview of the Neighborhood Matching Fund, learn about the new Large Projects Fund application process and requirements, and ..continue reading
By chas
 Do you love trees? Do you want to see more trees planted in your neighborhood? More attention paid to existing trees? Are you interested in volunteering in your community and learning more about urban forestry? The Tree Ambassador program is for you!
Applications are being accepted through April 16.
The Tree Ambassador program empowers residents to become stewards of the urban forest and serve as resources for their local community. Tree Ambassadors are trained in the basics of ..continue reading
By chas
 Join your neighbors Saturday, April 21 at Chief Sealth High School for the 8th Annual Gathering of Neighbors.
Make connections with dozens of local businesses, community groups, non-profits, and social service providers from across the West Seattle Peninsula, discover hidden resources right in your own neighborhoods, and learn more about how you can get involved in making our community an even better place to live! Sustainable West Seattle will be there, look for us.
The public event kicks off at 11:00 am ..continue reading
By chas
Interested in great design? Interested in how design can change or impact our lives? Then there’s a great event just for you: the Living Principles, The next 25 years of design in the Northwest.
This is about purposeful action. Come hear top panelists speak on creating positive cultural change. Chase Jarvis, Joshua Berger of PLAZM and Liquid Agency, and Brian Geller of Seattle 2030 District share how their own businesses, projects and life are reflected in the environment, people, economy and culture ..continue reading
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